The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-19
WILL SHE BE RELEASED?
MAGGIE FERRELTS FIGHT FOR
LIBERTY.

Young Vineyards Case - Petitioning
For Mercy For the Youthful Muir
derer-Maggie Ferrells Increasing
Illness-Cassidy's Caution and Silence
Suit Began Against Him.
Mr. Charlton, counsel for Maggie Fer
rel, was seen last night and he seemed
quite confident that his client would be re-
leased this morning.
''She is already under heavy bonds" said
he, land don't see how they can hold her
any longer. Besides she is in very pre-
carious state of health, and her physician
states that the confinement is wearing on
her very much OF course, we can't pre-
dict what course the Judge will take, but
we are very sanguine that we shall secure
her release. Regarding her guilt or limo
cence, it is not likely that shrewd man
like Cassidy, even if he committed the deed,
would at once inform a woman of it, as her
natural agitation and alarm would prove
double danger"
Mrs. Terrell, Maggie's mother, visited the
jail yesterday, carrying some delicacies for
her daughter The doctor was again sum
moned to attend Maggie yesterday forenoon,
as she had an attack Of severe vomiting.
Nothing can be retained on her stomach,
and she is very weak from her enforced
fasting. Medical aid has been extended
freely, but her mental condition Is so un-
settled that the treatment has had little eff
feet towards helping her. Insomnia also
troubles her, and the maps she gets IN the
day time are about her only resting
spells. Last evening she began to prepare
for going into court today, and the near
prospect of a possible release helped to
l,
ent position. Doubtless a very large at
tendance will be at the court room this
morning, as the case has become so sensa-
tional i'll all its details and has been so freely
written up that all are anxious to see the
alleged accomplice.
CASSIDY STILL QUIET.
Cassidy is conducting his own case, and,
as an attorney said last night, 'He is doing
it well, too, for he keeps his mouth shut"
No one has been allowed to see or talk to
him. and at the Jail tine most rigorous means
are used to keep him in perfect seclusion,
and to keep the reporters from
securing any word from him,
eve" on topics not directly affecting the
crime He passes the time quietly, and seems
disposed TO await the action of the authori-
ties without any objections. Misfortunes
never come singly, as probably Cassidy has
learned ere this. Yesterday in Justice Naugh-
tins court, t. West q Co., began II suit
against him for crockery and glassware
furnished him for his barroOm.
Half of a small handkerchief was
found at Tybee Sunday and handed to Mr..
Mike Haniey, who forwarded it to Coroner
Dixon, thinking it had some connection with
the late tragedy there 1t is about eight
inches long by four wide and it is half
of child's cheap handkerchief. 1t has a
colored border, about one inch wide, COM
posed of red diamond-shaped spots, and is
of coarse material. 1t is very unlikely that
it has any connection whatever with the
case.
GROUNDS FOR A NEW TRIAL.
Willie Wingard has not yet been brought
up for sentence, and Mr.. S. B. Adams, his
counsel, not being satisfied with the verdict,
has the matter of moving for a new trial
under Amusement He thinks there is good
ground for it not only because Of the severity
of the verdict, but also because of the nature
of the evidence. He says Willie is not the
hardened case depicted by the prosecution,
but that he is q steady young boy, who was
goaded beyond endurance by the story
of his mothers wrongs. Willie
assured his counsel, solemnIy, that he
fired the first shot to awaken Thomas and
then shot to kill Mr. Adams thinks public
opinion should not be turned against the
lad as it naturally prejudices the case. Re
gardlng the jury, continued MIR. Adams,
there was one juror who declared before he
went on the jury that the boy ought to be
hung At the first polling of the jury, said
Mr.. Adams four We're for acquittal, one for
murder, and two Others for murder with a
recommendation to mercy. The Others were
for manslaughter II new trial is granted
new and important evidence will be intro
duced.
THE CULPRIT IN FAIR HEALTH.
Willie is now suffering from catarrh, and
in various other ways is not standing the
confinement well, it is said. The Jail physi-
clan, however, declares him to be in fair
health. He passed most of his time yester-
day, in the meal intervals, sitting in the cor
rider. His favorite attitude is to sit with
his elbows ON his knees and the palms of his
hands supporting his head. His mother and
aunt call on him daily and bring him album
dance of food.
Late last night it was rumored that
petition was being circulated asking mercy
for young Wingard, the same to be pre-
scented to Judge Adams before sentence is
pronounced. Sentence viii hardly be pro-
nounced before Saturday, it is thought,
giving his attorney till that time to enter
his motion for a new trial, if he deems it
best